Pieces of Art: Puzzles Inspired by The Met

Piece by piece, assemble a selection of Met masterpieces with puzzles inspired by iconic works of art in the Museum’s holdings. 

Van Gogh: Bouquets Double-Sided Puzzle

Reveal two Met bouquets by Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) with our double-sided 1,000-piece puzzle (shown above). 

Painted in 1888, Oleanders portrays an arrangement of what Van Gogh considered life-affirming flowers for the way they bloom "inexhaustibly." In the original painting, they're symbolically presented in a majolica jug next to a copy of Emile Zola's novel La joie de vivre. 

The reverse side of the puzzle features a detail of Irises (1890), one of four radiant spring bouquets painted just before Van Gogh's departure from the asylum in Saint-Rémy. In this still life, Van Gogh sought to achieve a "harmonious and soft" effect by placing the "violet" flowers against a "pink background." Owing to his use of fugitive red pigments, however, these colors have since faded with time.

Degas: Impressions Double-Sided Puzzle

Enjoy the details of two vibrant paintings by Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) with this double-sided 1,000-piece puzzle. 

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (1865), a detail of which comes together on one side of the puzzle, portrays a lady—probably the wife of Degas's childhood friend Paul Valpinçon—lost in thought beside a bursting bouquet. The unusual composition exemplifies the artist's endeavor to capture his subjects in fleeting, slice-of-life moments. 

The reverse side of the puzzle highlights one of Degas's favorite subjects. The Dance Class (1874) depicts ballerinas and their mothers waiting as a dancer executes an attitude for her examination by the ballet master Jules Perrot. 

Inside the Museum Puzzle

The wonders of The Met unfold as you put together this remarkably detailed 500-piece puzzle. The Museum's galleries and the treasures within are laid out in a delightful illustration that forms a schematic map, providing a fun challenge for all ages. Once finished, the puzzle becomes a game. Young art lovers can pinpoint objects listed around the border, scoring points along the way. 

Van Gogh: Wheat Field with Cypresses Oversize Puzzle

A thousand pieces form one magnificent landscape in our puzzle featuring Vincent van Gogh's Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889).

Van Gogh was captivated by cypresses during his convalescence at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, and this exuberant Met painting—which the ordinarily self-critical artist regarded this painting as one of his "best" summer landscapes—is among his liveliest compositions portraying the towering trees.

Monet: Bridge and Water Lilies Puzzle

A striking impression comes together as you re-create a masterpiece by Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). 

A passionate horticulturist, Monet worked on his picturesque water-lily garden at Giverny for years—and depicted it in beloved paintings like Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies (1899) in The Met collection. The evocative work is one of a dozen views of the wooden footbridge over the pond that the Impressionist painter created in the summer of 1899.

Louis C. Tiffany: Magnolias and Irises Oversize Puzzle

This large, 1,000-piece puzzle depicts Louis Comfort Tiffany’s (American, 1848–1933) luminous Magnolias and Irises (ca. 1908), an iconic stained-glass window in The Met’s American Wing.

With its delicately rendered irises and magnolia blossoms framing a distant, winding river, Magnolias and Irises illustrates the Gilded Age artist's renowned innovations in the art of Favrile glass.

The Met Cloisters Unicorn Puzzle

This whimsical puzzle celebrates a medieval marvel at The Met Cloisters. 

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (1495–1505) is an iconic French and South Netherlandish textile belonging to the famous Unicorn Tapestries. The beloved work depicts a unicorn resting in a garden enclosure beneath a pomegranate tree, enveloped by a millefleurs backdrop of richly symbolic plants.

Hokusai: Great Wave Puzzle

Piece together one of the most iconic images in Japanese art.

Katsushika Hokusai's (Japanese, 1760–1849) famous woodblock print known as The Great Wave (ca. 1830–32) belongs to a series of various views of Mount Fuji in The Met collection. In addition to its sheer graphic beauty, this Edo-period image fascinates with its contrast between the powerfully surging wave and the distant mountain.

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